A Polysexual Education.

Rubyyy Jones, writer, burlesque performer, and sex educator, talks to Polari about her art in this entertaining and instructive interview.

Nothing In Common.

Scott De Buitléir writes about ditching his Grindr profile, realising that he was not meeting anyone he had anything in common with.

“He was the final breath of my Grindr days …”

Divine Origins.

In this 3-part series, A. Loudermilk writes about the drag queen YouTube videos that are as transgressive as they are outrageous. The first part looks at how the origins of the drag queen video in the days before YouTube.

“The best of these videos tend to spoof the lowest common denominator through gross-out humor and absurdly extreme stereotypes. They nod, indirectly, at the reality of living in a commercial culture built on stereotyping.”

London Road at the National.

Clayton Littlewood writes about his continuing education in the world of London theatre from the renowned critic Nicholas de Jongh..

“Nicholas de Jongh is pleased to invite Sir Clayton Littlewood to a playhouse performance of a serious dramatic piece in the city of London, the West End district. Dinner will be served at 10.15 at a nearby hostelry. Carriages at midnight.”

The Return of the Comedy Festival

Dave’s Brighton Comedy Festival runs from October 05-20, 2012, and the opening gala will be hosted by Alan Carr.

August 27 – September 02, 2012

Weekly Digest of articles, Week of August August 27 – September 02, polarimagazine.com

“This week: Queer History, Karin Park, Tale of Homophobia, Etta Bond x Riley, North Sea Texas.”

01 September, 2012

Recommendations from Polari’s writers based on what they are listening to this week.

“This week: XX, Myrra Rós Þrastardóttir, Pictureplanes and Mississippi Fred McDowell.”

01 September, 2012

Recommendations from Polari’s writers based on what they are watching this week.

“This week: Jazz on a Summer’s Day, Battlestar Galactica, Keep the Lights On, Paralympics London 2012.”